Chisinau celebrates its Annual Fete

IPN.md

14 October 2019
09:35

The program of cultural and artistic manifestations organized by Chisinau City Hall on the occasion of “Chisinau City Annual Fete” has started at 08.00, with the laying of flowers at the monument of the ruler Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt in the centre of the capital. A liturgy has been conducted at “Nativity of Lord” Metropolitan Cathedral, IPN reports.

Residents and guests of the capital have been invited to the official inauguration of the holiday in the “Nativity of Lord” Metropolitan Cathedral square at 10.30. At the same time, crafts, floristics, books, paintings and graphics exhibitions have been organized on the alleys of the Cathedral Square. Along Stefan cel Mare si Sfant boulevard, from 11.30, the culture, youth and sports departments of sector praetor offices have been carrying out recreation and leisure programs.

“Chisinau – our childhood spring” musical-choreographic show is organized in the Great National Assembly Square (PMAN) from 12.00 to 15.00. The Organ Hall hosts the Municipal Merit Award for the year 2019 ceremony at 13.00. Also, at 14.00 “Kalevi Kammerkoor” choir from Estonia will give a recital.

Chamber Orchestra of Iavne music school from Israel will be holding a recital on the PMAN stage starting 15.30. Entertainment activities for the elderly will be organized in “Stefan cel Mare si Sfant” Public Garden starting 16.00 pm, with the participation of the fanfare of Chisinau Directorate of Culture and Leisure Parks.

The program of events will continue in the PMAN from 16.40, with the musical show: “Ode to Chisinau …” supported by Lidia Botezatu, Radu Dolgan, Vicariate Lungu, Roxana, Serj Kuzenkoff, Vladimir Fotescu and Rodica Aculova. From 18.00, Iurie Sa-dovnic, Ana Cernicova, Silvia Grigore, Geta Burlacu, Brio Sonores, Cornelia Ștefăneț, Corina Țepeș, Costi Burlacu, Marin Gheraș, accompanied by Philharmonic Proactiv orchestra, conductor – Mihai Agafița, will perform in the show: “Chisinau, my city …”.

Chisinau Hora (folk ring dance) will start at 20:00 pm, with the municipal folk music orchestra led by brothers Vasile and Vitalie Advahov. Zinaida Julea, Mihai Ciobanu, Nicolae Glib, Maria Iliuț, Adriana Ochișanu, Vali Boghean, Doina Sulac, Igor Cuciuc, Cristina Ceauș, Lucia Beje-nari, Tatiana Martin, Olesea Olteanu, Olivia Cheptea, Iualian Corochi, Cristi Tractor, Plăieșii ethno folk ensemble will perform in the show, while Andra, Fuego and Ciocârlia fanfare from Romania will be the special guests.

The program of events will end at 23.00, with “Te salut” pyrotechnic show.

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In accordance with the legislation, the Parliament gives the vote of confidence to the Government with the vote of the majority of elected deputies. Based on the vote of confidence granted by the Parliament, the President of the Republic of Moldova appoints the Government.

In the Government proposed by the designated Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, ten ministers from the current executive will be found, and four portfolios will go to new members of the cabinet. At the same time, the deputy prime ministers for reintegration and for European integration, Valeriu Chiveri and Cristina Gherasimov, will retain their positions.

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Chisinau celebrates its Annual Fete

IPN.md

14 October 2019
09:35

The program of events will end at 23.00, with “Te salut” pyrotechnic show.

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The European Union has fined the online marketplace AliExpress 550 million euros for a serious violation of the Digital Services Act. The decision was made because the platform did not take sufficient measures to prevent the sale of unsafe and counterfeit products, according to IPN.

The fine is the latest development in the formal proceedings launched in 2024 regarding a possible violation of the EU Digital Services Act. The European Commission stated that AliExpress had failed to implement an effective system for identifying and removing illegal products and had underestimated the resources needed for content moderation.

According to the European Commission, the mechanisms for verifying product compliance could be easily circumvented, with unscrupulous sellers misclassifying products to avoid stricter requirements. European authorities also argue that the platform does not have enough staff to verify suspicious products.

At the same time, the European Commission found that a large number of illegal products, including unsafe toys and hazardous cosmetics, continued to be sold through AliExpress. In some cases, these products remained available on the platform for weeks after being reported. Furthermore, the Commission found that AliExpress had not properly enforced its own penalty policy and had allegedly allowed sellers of illegal products to remain active even after they had been penalized.

AliExpress now has until October 20 to submit an action plan outlining how it will address the issues raised by the European Commission. The Commission will then decide, within two months of receiving the plan, whether additional measures are necessary.

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